Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Swansea.

Our newspaper information for Swansea is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swansea. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Swansea. Our list contains 180 papers that were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Swansea.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Swansea.  

Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load.

Newspapers Neighboring Swansea ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km] of Swansea.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Swansea.

• Published In North [Orangeburg County] ...
  • North Trade Journal (from 1957)
    • Years of publication:  1957 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the North Trade Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067785
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28248340
• Published In Hopkins [Richland County] ...
  • Lower Richland Chronicle (from 1978)
    • Years of publication:  1978 to 1979
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Lower Richland Chronicle
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065737
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27254879
• Published In West Columbia  ...
  • The Cayce-West Columbia News (from 2006)
    • Years of publication:  2006 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Cayce-West Columbia News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN 2012271281
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 123191629
  • The Congaree Chronicle (from 1941)
    • Years of publication:  1941 to 1942
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Congaree Chronicle
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065498
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25597718
  • The Journal (from 1960)
    • Years of publication:  1960 to 1987
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067631
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27274276
  • The Lexington County Journal (from 1987)
    • Published during 1987
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Lexington County Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067643
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27274401
  • Viva! (from 2011)
    • Years of publication:  2011 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Viva!
    • Holdings for:   LCCN 2012271283
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 805398855
  • West Columbia-Cayce Journal (from 1955)
    • Years of publication:  1955 to 1960
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the West Columbia-Cayce Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067614
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27272244
• Published In Columbia [Richland County] ...
  • We know of 168 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Columbia. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Columbia
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Swansea. This extended list includes all the papers from Columbia. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Swansea.
    
    Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
• Published In Lexington  ...
  • Lexington County Chronicle & The Dispatch-News (from 2001)
    • Years of publication:  2001 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Lexington County Chronicle & The Dispatch-News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN 2012271282
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 46980636
  • Lexington County Chronicle (from 1992)
    • Years of publication:  1992 to 2001
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Lexington County Chronicle
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067764
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28173616
  • Lexington Dispatch-News (from 1917)
    • Years of publication:  1917 to 1919
    • Issues available online:   65
    • Scanned issues:   June 13, 1917  to  November 5, 1919
    • Catalog of available issues online
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card:   Lexington Dispatch-News
    • Holdings:   LCCN SN92065503
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25614720
    • ISSN Number:   2379-6170
  • Lexington Dispatch-News (from 1917)
    • Years of publication:  1917 to 1919
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Lexington Dispatch-News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN 2015218792
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 910917932
  • South Carolina Temperance Standard (from 1877)
    • Published during 1877
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the South Carolina Temperance Standard
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065510
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25597488
  • South Carolina Temperance Standard (from 1854)
    • Years of publication:  1854 to 1855
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the South Carolina Temperance Standard
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065513
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25615569
  • The Dispatch-News (from 1919)
    • Years of publication:  1919 to 2001
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Dispatch-News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN 2015218791
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 233144496
  • The Dispatch-News (from 1919)
    • Years of publication:  1919 to 2001
    • Issues available online:   114
    • Scanned issues:   November 12, 1919  to  December 27, 1922
    • Catalog of available issues online
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card:   The Dispatch-News
    • Holdings:   LCCN SN86063761
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13640210
    • ISSN Number:   2379-612x
  • The Lexington Dispatch (from 1870)
    • Years of publication:  1870 to 1917
    • Issues available online:   1042
    • Scanned issues:   July 16, 1873  to  September 20, 1916
    • Catalog of available issues online
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card:   The Lexington Dispatch
    • Holdings:   LCCN SN84026907
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10739595
    • ISSN Number:   2379-6200
  • The Lexington Dispatch (from 1870)
    • Years of publication:  1870 to 1917
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Lexington Dispatch
    • Holdings for:   LCCN 2015218793
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 910918953
  • The Lexington Flag (from 1857)
    • Years of publication:  1857 to 1861
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Lexington Flag
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065514
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25615562
  • The Lexington News (from 1915)
    • Years of publication:  1915 to 1917
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Lexington News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065495
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25614692

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Swansea: www.ci.swansea.sc.us/

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/